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!" #$ % &''() #$* &''')+ ,-- + . / 0 ! " # $ !% ! & $ ' ' ($ ' # % % ) %* %' $ ' + " % & ' ! # $, ( $ - . ! "- ( % . % % % % $ $ $ - - - - // $$$ 0 1"1"#23." "0" )*4/ +) * !5 !& 6!7%66898& % ) - 2 : ! * & /- ;9<8="0" )*4/ +) "3 " & 9<8= “Only physiology is able to do all that, as it possesses the key to the truly scientific analysis of psychological phenomena.” I.M. Sechenov [1]. “The electrical changes which cause alternating currents of variable frequency and amplitude registered by us occur in the cells of the brain itself. There is no doubt that it is their only source. The brain must be pictured as a vast aggregation of electrical cells, numerous as the stars of the Galaxy.” Grey Walter [2]. 1 2 Contents Preface…………................................................................................................... 5 Introduction…....................................................................................................... 9 1. Why the brain can be interpreted as an object of organic hybrid nanoelectronics?.................................................................................................... 13 2. How does the brain approximately function from the viewpoint of a specialist in electronics?................................................................................ 15 3. Is quantum mechanics enough for description of the brain functioning, including consciousness, thought and other mental functions?............................ 33 4. How to investigate the brain further? .............................................................. 37 5. What’s further?................................................................................................. 49 Conclusions........................................................................................................... 55 References……………......................................................................................... 57 3 4 Preface In the monograph an interpretation of human brain as an object of electronics, in particular, of organic hybrid nanoelectronics is presented. The author called it the “full electronic interpretation”. From my point of view it allows to understand more profoundly the principles of human brain functioning. To be concise, the brain is a very “sly” electronics, an original transceiver in one object, a masterpiece based on elegant interaction of electrical and chemical processes, created by Nature. Before formulating the suggested interpretation, the author had been studying intensively a lot of literature on human brain, first of all in neurophysiology, neuropsychology, psychology, and neurocybernetics for several years. It was a preparatory period of work. The main references are given at the end of the book. The draft of the book was written in the period from 26 February to June 17, 2012 and it was the most interesting and at the same time very hard in my life. I hardly would have written the book without an experience of “marathon work” on a series of my 8 papers published in the “Journal of Nano- and Microsystem Technique” (in Russian) during the period from 2006 to 2010 (see the References). Further presentations are followed at three prestigious International conferences. The first plenary presentation (30 minutes) was given in Taganrog on June 27, 2012 at the conference organized by my Russian friend Boris Georgievich Konoplev (I. I. Abramov. The Brain is an Object of Organic Hybrid Nanoelectronics// International Conference "Nanotechnology – 2012" ,Taganrog, Russia, June 25-29, 2012, p. 17-18 (in Russian). The publication is available on the website www.fep.tti.sfedu.ru ). The second plenary presentation (30 minutes) was given in Sevastopol on September 10, 2012, where I have many friends and acquaintances (I. I. Abramov. The Human Brain as an Object of Nanoelectronics // 22nd International Crimean Conference “Microwave and Telecommunication Technology”. Conference Publications. September, 10 -14, 2012, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, v. 1, p. 17-19 (in Russian).). The third oral presentation (30 minutes) was given in “Podmoskovnie Lipki” on October 2, 2012, where I also have many friends and acquaintances (I.I. Abramov. The brain is a nanoelectronic object // International Conference “Micro- and 5 Nanoelectronics – 2012”, ICMNE – 2012. Book of Abstracts, October 1st-5th, 2012, Moscow – Zvenigorod, Russia, O1-10.). The papers caused a “flurry” of questions. Preparing the presentations, the author pursued two purposes: First, to report the main ideas of the work; Second, to reveal its possible weaknesses which required clarification. These purposes were reached. The opinions were very diverse. From enthusiastic to quite unfavorable, to put it mildly. As usual, the truth must be somewhere in the middle. Thus, several prominent scientists said that “the author was absolutely right”. There was even an opinion that “the work deserves 2 Nobel Prizes. One – in physics, and another – in chemistry”. In response, the author made a joke: “One would do”. In the backrooms other suggestions were made, such as “We should put him in his place”. Unfortunately, such propositions are quite common in our “Slavic world”, and they don’t surprise established scientists. Many of us experienced this. The author is by far not the first one. It should be noted that particularly at the second conference the harshest statements usually came from the scientists who had neither publications nor presentations, not to mention plenary ones. As popularly stated: “It’s easy to criticize and difficult to do”. It was also suggested to name the brain as an object of “nanoionics”. The author didn't go on the way of introduction of new terms. In the work was used already well-known terminology. Everything else was explained. It was done with the purpose to avoid adding complexity to this very complicated field. I wanted to make the book accessible to a relatively large readership, including students. By the way, having learnt about this book, no less a “flurry” of questions was among my students. Thus, the lecture on the subject simply stopped. For the above mentioned reasons, I employ already known terms in neurophysiology, neuropsychology, psychology and electronics. The book was prepared for printing on July 19, 2012. Last discussions only more assured the author that I am right, and therefore, the book is published almost without corrections. I only supplied it with a Preface. I cannot, however, mention the following. After the book was finished the author went through several life crises. On August 14, 2012 my father, who was recovering from a surgery, died, my mother∗ fell seriously ill, etc. The author is an atheist, but, ∗ On December 2, 2012 my mother also died. 6 apparently, the “the universal conservation law in Nature” exists. Ilya Andreevich Obuhov, a friend of mine, even told me: “Igor, leave this work”. And nevertheless, I decided to publish the monograph, hoping that my reader will be friendly and thoughtful. Many of my listeners and students also asked me about its publication. I hope that the book will give answers to many questions that arise from them. So, it is up to the reader to decide as far as the author is right. Supplement to the English edition. This book is a translation from Russian language of the monograph: ɂɝɨɪɶ Ⱥɛɪɚɦɨɜ. Ɇɨɡɝ ɤɚɤ ɨɛɴɟɤɬ ɷɥɟɤɬɪɨɧɢɤɢ. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2012. 80 p. As the quotes in the original are taken from Russian translations, unfortunately double-translation may cause some inaccuracies. Inaccuracies may also be found in the translation at English the monograph itself. In both cases, as the authors advise, it is expedient to appeal directly to the originals. With any questions you can contact the author on e-mail: [email protected]. 7 8 Introduction The brain functioning is one of the greatest challenges that human faces and a most puzzling mystery of Nature. On the one hand, many works, ranging from serious scientific researches and ending with religious and science fiction books, are dedicated to this problem. And it’s simply impossible to analyze all of them. The author did not intend to; however, I tried to study the most significant literature related to the subject under discussion. First of all I want to note a huge number of common, streamlined wordings, approvals, various complications, surmises, new terms, concepts, etc., which is the evidence of the exceptional complexity of the problem. This was also marked by some other researchers. That is why many following (after describing in general the brain functioning correctly) works might be, in principle, interpreted as their particular cases, which at best clarify and specify them. In this respect the study of the state of conditioned reflex problem after I.P. Pavlov conducted by famous Soviet scientist E. A. Asratyan is quite illustrative. Specifically, his understanding (interpretation) of the words of the great physiologist led him to the conclusion that “later conceptions of

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